TY - GEN
T1 - A feasibility study of auxiliary hvac systems for reducing idling time of long haul trucks
AU - MacDonald, C.
AU - Douglas, R.
AU - Tamayol, A.
AU - Bahrami, M.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The feasibility of several alternatives to long-haul truck idling are investigated. Battery Powered systems (BPS) where batteries are charged off the alternator is considered. Moreover, BPSs with various battery types are compared to determine which one would have the greatest impact on the fuel consumption and overall performance. In addition, applicability of thermal energy storage (TES) is studied as a means of cooling instead of a standard compressor air conditioner. Fuel cell powered systems (FCS) are investigated to replace batteries as a means of energy storage source on the truck. It is concluded that the most feasible method for truck idling reduction is BPS featuring lithium ion batteries while, BPS with lead-acid batteries is the cheapest solution.
AB - The feasibility of several alternatives to long-haul truck idling are investigated. Battery Powered systems (BPS) where batteries are charged off the alternator is considered. Moreover, BPSs with various battery types are compared to determine which one would have the greatest impact on the fuel consumption and overall performance. In addition, applicability of thermal energy storage (TES) is studied as a means of cooling instead of a standard compressor air conditioner. Fuel cell powered systems (FCS) are investigated to replace batteries as a means of energy storage source on the truck. It is concluded that the most feasible method for truck idling reduction is BPS featuring lithium ion batteries while, BPS with lead-acid batteries is the cheapest solution.
KW - Battery powered systems (BPS)
KW - Energy reduction
KW - Feasibility study
KW - Fuel cell powered systems (FCPS)
KW - Idle reduction technology
KW - Long haul truck HVAC systems
KW - Thermal energy storage systems (TESS)
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U2 - 10.1115/HT2012-58353
DO - 10.1115/HT2012-58353
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84892663234
SN - 9780791844779
T3 - ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012
SP - 323
EP - 330
BT - ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012
T2 - ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conference Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012
Y2 - 8 July 2012 through 12 July 2012
ER -